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Tom Wolfe

Biography

Tom Wolfe

Tom Wolfe was an American journalist and the author of more than a dozen books, among them THE ELECTRIC KOOL-AID ACID TEST, THE RIGHT STUFF, THE BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES, A MAN IN FULL, I AM CHARLOTTE SIMMONS and BACK TO BLOOD. Raised in Richmond, Virginia, he earned his B.A. at Washington and Lee University and a Ph.D. in American Studies at Yale. He received the National Book Foundation’s 2010 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He passed away in May 2018.

Tom Wolfe

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